Fused Silica Quality Assurance Lab Equipment and Capabilities
Particle Size Analysis:
Sieve Analysis
Coulter Laser Particle Size Analysis
MicroTrac Laser Particle Size Analysis
Alpine Air-Jet Sieve Analysis
Iron Content:
Buck Magnetics Analyzer
pH Meter
Fused Silica Custom Lab Equipment and Capabilities:
BET Surface Area analyzer
Ion Chromatograph
Investment Casting R&D Equipment
• MOR/MOE/Fracture Index
Fracture Toughness, Slow Crack Growth
Room Temperature or 200oF Wet Testing
• Slurry Makeup
3 HP and 1-1/2 HP High Shear Mixers
Three Propeller Mixers
• Slurry Pots
2 Rotary Pots to 5 Gallons with Temperature Control and Several Pots for Propellers
Jug Rollers For 6 Slurries
• Shell Permeability ( three methods)
• Shell Drying Studies
Environmental Room with Programmable Temperature, Humidity and Air
Velocity
Three computer Linked Balances For Automated Weight Loss and Capillary
Adsorption Measurements
- 25 Ton Hydraulic Press for Shell Crushing Tests
• Programmable Rheometer For Slurry and Wax Viscosity and Yield Point
Determinations
• Electric Burnout Furnace (2300oF max.) for Shells
• Small Standard and Vacuum Ovens
• Wax Injection Tooling
• Leica microscope with 6 mega-pixel camera
• Mitutoyo surface profilometer with trace capability
• Centrifuge that will spin 6- one pint binder phase samples
• Additional wax viscosity testing capabilities
• Water ring vacuum pump for future slurry mixing and metal casting projects
• Assorted data acquisition units
• Peristaltic slurry pump
• Mettler balances (4)
• Equipment for assembly of wax trees
• Anemometer, diamond saws, bacteria testing
• Large Blue-M oven
• 1900oF box furnace with hood for LOI etc.
• 24” Sweco double-deck screening unit
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